Currently updating page (September 2024), listings with “2024” have been checked and updated, any with TBC will be updated ASAP.
Ha Ha Farm, Hemblington Rd, Blofield, Norwich NR13 4AH
Church Farm, Heacham
11th, 12th, 13th & 18th ~ 31st October 2024 inclusive
Hill Farm, Norwich Road, Horstead, NR12 7BA.
2024 Pumpkin Patch opening soon but date not released yet (checked 17/09)
A family run farm shop offering fresh seasonal grown fruit and vegetables, picked daily. Big pumpkin patch this year and open for PYO, please check FB page for details of times. No dogs or other animals are allowed onto the pumpkin patch. Cash/card payment
The Tacons, Rollesby, Norfolk NR29 5AJ
PYO pumpkins in October, open date tbc 2024
Farm shop and PYO field. Pumpkins normally open weekends through October and daily half term onwards
10am to 4pm for onions and pumpkins. Contact 01493 740236
Algy’s Farm, Bintree, Dereham, NR 20 5RE
PYO Pumpkins at Algys Farm Shop will be back in 2024 from 1st October. Open Monday to Saturday 9-5pm and Sunday 10-4pm. No need to pre-book, dogs on leads welcome. Hot drinks and food available daily. Weekends and Half-term pizzas, hot dogs and bacon rolls. Fancy dress encouraged and hunt the spooky characters in the field.
Pensthorpe Pumpkin Festival, Pensthorpe Rd, Fakenham NR21 0LN
25th October – 3rd November 2024
1000s of pumpkins to choose from in their brand new patch, photo opportunities, crafts, flamingo talks, trail, den building, indoor and outdoor play
Book via website
Undley Pumpkin Patch & Maize Maze, Undley Road IP28 8BX Bury St Edmunds
Gates open 5th October 2024 until 31st October 2024.
Open every weekend and throughout school holidays.
Set within farmland, the event offers a perfect day out with fun for all the family. Our attractions include a themed maize maze, huge inflatables, face painting, straw bail pyramid, seasonal crafts, array of refreshments and of course an abundance of pumpkins to be picked fresh from the vine.
Banham Pumpkin Patch & Maize Maze
2024 TBC
Alby Pumpkin Patch Alby Crafts & Gardens, Cromer Road, Erpingham, United Kingdom, NR11 7QE
2024 TBC
No need to book, dogs welcome, food available on site, cash only.
07900 431374
A G Meale & Sons
Wayford Nurseries, Stalham, Norwich NR12 9LJ
Open daily from 9.30-4pm, we also have pumpkin carving stations and spooky photoshoot opportunities undercover in our coffee shop garden. As well as a pumpkin trail to complete and go into a prize draw.
FREE entry, just pay for the pumpkins you pick.
01692580226
Wroxham Barns Pumpkin Picking
12th – 13th Oct 2024, 19th – 20th Oct 2024
Free to enter, Pumpkins priced individually, Arts & crafts available, Carving area, Photo opportunities. No need to book.
The Pumpkin House, Brookhill Farm, Fakenham Road, Thursford, NR21 OBD.
We are open every weekend in October and Thursday 24th – 31st October 2024 every day. 10am – 4pm. (Fancy Dress Competition at 11am on Thursday 31st)
The Pumpkin House is decorated with over 1,000 pumpkins and handmade out of wood. It really is a house made of pumpkins!! Completely unique you select your perfect pumpkin direct from its wooden shelves – It is pumpkin picking with a twist!
Free Parking/ Free Entry/ No Booking required/ Dogs on a lead
Halloween Pumpkin Pickin’ at Pettitts Animal Adventure Park, Church Road, Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3UA.
25th October – 3rd November 2024
Enjoy FREE Halloween Pumpkin Pickin’ from 25th October – 3rd November at Norfolk’s Premier Family Park.
All paying children can pick a pumpkin from our Pumpkin Patch, take it to our carving area using our little wheelbarrows, and our carving team will help create and carve your spooky pumpkin!
Rookery Meadows Rookery Farm, NR17 1LB
Opening Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October 2024
Awaiting further info
01953 456508
Frogs Farm, Willow Farm Bungalow, Norwich road IP23 7ED
We are pleased to announce our opening days for the Pumpkin Season 2024!
We will be opening every weekend in October as well as the Week of the Half term holidays – all the way to Halloween.
This year we have some very exciting late night pumpkin patch experiences so keep an eye on our social media for details of those!
Fairview Nursery, Church Road, Emneth, PE14 8AF
Pumpkin patch opens Thursday 3rd October 2024
Mrs G’s Pumpkin Patch Garboldisham Cricket Club, The Langley, Garboldisham, Norfolk IP22 2SJ
19-31st October 2024 10-4pm
We are back 19-31st October 2024 with more pumpkin varieties, kids activities and refreshments. £2.50 entrance for 18+
Rusty’s Great Pumpkin Patch: Lynn Road Wisbech PE14 7DA
The pumpkin patch will be open from 5th – 31st October 2024 with late night openings on select days until 8pm
Rusty’s Great Pumpkin Patch is returning for 2024 – bigger and better than ever! Families can expect over 60,000 pumpkins of all shapes and sizes, electric tractor race track, hook a duck, scavenger hunt plus lots of beautiful Autumnal photo opportunities and fun for all
Wrentham Pumpkins at Field Farm, Cuckolds Green, Wrentham, Suffolk, NR34 7NB.
2024 TBC
MUMBLER TIP:
Not pumpkin picking as such, but Hillfields Nursery near Haddiscoe always have a really good range if pumpkins- and I think they might have done pumpkin picking last year, although we didn’t try it out. Always worth going there for their orchard at this time of year- our little one loves picking apples!
Mumbler Rachael
Download your own colour in pumpkin to put in your windows for a Mumbler Pumpkin Trail
This blog was first published in 2018, but it’s so great, we thought you’d like to see it again!
Thanks to fantastic Mumbler, Anna who gave us her top 10 conker-ific ideas…
1. Play the traditional game of conkers we all remember from our childhood!
2. Make a conker snake or caterpillar. As well as been great fun these are also a great way of helping children with their number bonds to 10 as they can move the conkers up and down on the string.
Either skewer or drill a hole in the conkers, children can then use their fine motor skills threading the conkers on the string. One thing to note conkers are hard to stick things to so I would recommend the eyes that have peel back stickers or super glue.
3. Practice counting with conkers. We got out the numicon and the eldest mini mumbler helped the youngest with his number practice. They also sorted the conkers into a line from the smallest to largest and the eldest practised counting in 2s and 5s with conkers. They both had great fun with the conkers and didn’t realise it had an underlying maths focus!
4. Paint with conkers. This is a bit like marble painting but with conkers! We got a baking tray put a sheet of paper in the bottom squirted different colours of paint in the tray and rolled the conkers around to make pretty conker pictures!
5. Conker games. Why not add a bit of fun into some traditional games with the use of conkers. e.g. Conker & Spoon race, Conker Boules, place an object like a large stone and see who can get their conker the closest.
6. Conker puppet family. Act out one of your favourite stories with conker puppets.
7. Conker decorating. In the case of my two, decorating conkers was like decorating eggs at Easter – see how much glitter they can get on the conkers and themselves!!! There are lots of ways to decorate conkers and suitable for all ages, you could also try conker printing with flat conkers.
8. Fend off spiders. Its the time of year when spiders make an appearance, apparently placing conkers around the house on windowsills keeps the spiders away.
9. Conker jewellery. Drill holes in the conkers and you can make a necklace or bracelet.
10. Make conker animals. Let your child’s imagination run wild, get out the craft box, playdough or use other autumnal materials like acorns, leaves sticks and make your favourite conker animal.
